Immigration

Fear of deportation still haunts Hondurans, even after extension of amnesty program

Fear of deportation still haunts Hondurans, even after extension of amnesty program

The family is one of a growing number of Honduran immigrants with mixed immigration status who could be split by deportation or return together to a country that no longer feels like home. About 3,000 Hondurans in New York City are under Temporary Protection Status (TPS), a protection from deportation that allows immigrants to work in the U.S. after a natural disaster or armed conflict, according to city data.